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Graphic Design / Video Editing / Gaming PC - €1500

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  • 30-11-2015 11:14am
    #1
    dpi9000
    Registered Users Posts: 10 ✭


    1. What is your budget? €1500

    2. What will be the main purpose of the computer?

    Graphic Design (Photoshop, Illustrator)
    Video Editing/Motion Graphics (Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects)
    Sound Mixing/Composing (Audacity, Fl Studio)
    Gaming (New big games - Fallout 4, GTA V, Witcher 3)

    3. Do you need a copy of Windows? Yes

    4. Can you use any parts from an old computer? No

    5. Do you need a monitor? Yes

    5a. If yes, what size do you need. Yes, 24 Inch 1080p - minimum. Needs accurate colours for design work.

    6. Do you need any of these peripherals? Keyboard and mouse.

    7. Are you willing to try overclocking? No

    8. How can you pay?

    Bank Transfer, Visa, Paypal

    9. When are you purchasing?

    Within the next month.

    10. If you need help building it, where are you based? Can build myself.


    Looking for a machine for video editing and graphic work, as well as gaming. I'd be willing to sacrifice the gaming performance to bolster the graphic design/video editing capabilities if need be.

    I've used PC Partpicker here, want to make sure everything is compatible or if I'm overlooking anything.

    CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1231 V3 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (£196.12 @ More Computers)
    Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H97M-D3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£67.91 @ CCL Computers)
    Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£69.20 @ Amazon UK)
    Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive (£58.55 @ Amazon UK)
    Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£51.99 @ Amazon UK)
    Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card (£264.98 @ Amazon UK)
    Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case (£49.98 @ Aria PC)
    Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£50.99 @ Ebuyer)
    Monitor: Dell U2414H 60Hz 23.8" Monitor (£164.10 @ More Computers)
    Keyboard: Logitech K120 - UK Layout Wired Standard Keyboard (£9.99 @ Amazon UK)
    Mouse: Gigabyte GM-M6800 Wired Optical Mouse (£7.87 @ CCL Computers)
    Total: £991.68
    Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
    Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-11-30 10:12 GMT+0000

    I'll add a second screen and more ram in the future most likely. Any help is appreciated, thanks.


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